This is an image containing an abstract illustration of a city or structure. The drawing is done in a woodcut-style in black and white at the bottom of the page. The illustration features thick and rugged lines showcasing architectural elements like domes, staircases, and possibly city walls or buildings in an abstract, expressionist manner. Above the illustration, there is text in German which appears to be part of a poem or prose. The page is numbered "22" at the bottom and shows signs of age with some foxing or marks present on the paper.
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Die Meerstädte (The Sea Cities) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

and author Georg Heym (German, born Poland, 1887 - 1912)

printer Spamersche Buchdruckerei, Leipzig

publisher Kurt Wolff (German, 1887 - 1963)

1912/1922

Medium
woodcut from a bound volume with 51 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper
Classification
Volume
Dimensions
book: 21.7 × 14.5 × 1.3 cm (8 9/16 × 5 11/16 × 1/2 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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